Legal Opinion

Donald Petru v. City of Berwyn

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 1, 1989No. 88-2279PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Donald Petru appeals from the district court’s refusal to vacate a summary judgment order in favor of the defendant, City of Berwyn, Illinois, in a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and claims that the City denied him his procedural due process rights in failing to appoint him to the position of fire fighter. We affirm.

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Donald Petru received the highest combination of test scores for the position of fire fighter on an examination administered by the City of Berwyn Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in the fall of 1985. 1 Based upon the results of this…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. John A. Reed, Gerald G. Kaluzny, and Rbk, Ltd. v. Village of ShorewoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  5. Beard v. Whitley County REMCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Joseph Paskvan v. City of Cleveland Civil Service Commission Mitchel J. Brown Howard E. Rudolph and George v. Voinovich, Mayor, City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  2. Warren C. Carter v. City of Philadelphia Willie L. Williams Orville W. Jones Linda L. SeydaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. Warren v. American Bankers Ins. of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  4. In the Matter Of: Grabill Corporation, Debtors-Appellees. Appeal Of: Daniel M. PelliccioniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Frank Daniels v. Bernard J. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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